Kang Min-chol (; born 1948) is a North Korean politician. He is Minister of Mining Industries in the

Cabinet of North Korea The Cabinet of Democratic People's Republic of Korea () is the supreme administrative organ of North Korea. The Cabinet's official newspaper is '' Minju Choson''. History In North Korea's first constitution, adopted in 1948, the executive po ...

, and an alternate member of the politburo of the

Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea The Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea is the Central committee, highest organ between National meetings of the Workers' Party of Korea, national meetings of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea. Accor ...

(WPK). He was a delegate to the 12th session of the

Supreme People's Assembly The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA; ) is the legislature of North Korea. It is ostensibly the highest organ of state power and the only branch of government in North Korea, with all state organs subservient to it under the principle of unified ...

Career

Kang was born in 1948, and attended the

Kim Chaek University of Technology Kim Chaek University of Technology () is a university in North Korea, on the banks of the Taedong River in Pyongyang. It is named after General Kim Chaek. The university's programs in nuclear reactors, nuclear electronics, nuclear fuel and nucle ...

. In October 1988, he became deputy-chair of the WPK organizational committee of the Musan Mining Complex in

North Hamgyong Province North Hamgyong Province (Hamgyŏngbukdo, ) is the northernmost province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Hamgyong Province. Geography The province is bordered by China (Jilin) to the north, S ...

, and in January 2001, he was appointed chief secretary of the Musan County WPK. He served as Chief Secretary of the WPK for Musan Mining Complex starting in October 2003, and since November 2005, he has been the Minister of Mining Industry in the

. In September 2010, he was appointed an alternate member of the

. Kang served as a member of the national mourning committee upon the death of

Kim Jong Il Kim Jong Il (born Yuri Kim; 16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second Supreme Leader (North Korean title), supreme leader of North Korea from Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung, the de ...

in 2011.

Delegate to Supreme People's Assembly

Kang was elected to the 12th session of the

in April 2009, from the 410th Constituency. He was re-confirmed as Minister of Mining in the same session.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kang, Min-chol 1948 births Living people North Korean politicians Kim Chaek University of Technology alumni